Aug 30, 2020
Join Carlos, Matt and Micah for this week's show.
In today's episode there's talk of mass lay-offs at Gatwick as passenger numbers plummet, law suits and unexpected quarantines make for a difficult week at EasyJet and someone is trying to make carbon free aviation fuel using Ammonia.
In the military plane spotters at Fairford are warned by the police and there's sad news coming out of Duxford involving the Flying Legends.
Matt talks to Cpt Al about Tyre punctures in this week's Plane Truth and James Dean shares with us their Aviation in their Life.
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Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :
COMMERCIAL
Gatwick Airport to axe 600 jobs as passengers down 80
percent
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-08-26/gatwick-airport-to-axe-600-jobs-as-passengers-down-80
Ryanair passenger removed from Stansted flight after receiving
text saying he had coronavirus
https://apple.news/ACVi1lpT1RL2D8Qg8LIBGFg
EasyJet Sued After Passenger Was Moved On Flight To London
https://simpleflying.com/easyjet-sued-passenger-moved/amp/
Delta Pilots Angry Their Jobs Are Being Outsourced
https://onemileatatime.com/delta-pilots-jobs-outsourced/?fbclid=IwAR3TYShquwwfflIne3ToDLvpF81iOXet6ngZ2PsQuyZVO30uaUnUmkOQTu8
United Airlines to cut 2,850 pilot jobs without more U.S.
government aid
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/27/united-airlines-to-cut-2850-pilot-jobs-without-more-us-government-aid.html
The Australian Cricket Team's all-business class
https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/the-australian-cricket-team-s-all-business-class-perth-to-uk-flight
Reaction Engines testing ammonia as carbon-free aviation
fuel
https://newatlas.com/aircraft/reaction-engines-ammonia-carbon-free-aviation-fuel/
The Potentially Revolutionary Celera 500L Aircraft Officially
Breaks Cover
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/36016/the-potentially-revolutionary-celera-500l-officially-breaks-cover
Find out how Cargolux Airlines protect its Boeing 747-8 from
Coronavirus
https://www.airlive.net/find-out-how-cargolux-airlines-protect-its-boeing-747-8-from-coronavirus/
Delayed EasyJet passengers face unforeseen quarantine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-53923509
MILITARY
IWM Duxford and The Fighter Collection Announce Relocation of
Flying Legends Air Show
http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/iwm-duxford-and-the-fighter-collection-announce-relocation-of-flying-legends-air-show.html
DARPA’s AI Defeats Air Force Pilot 5-0 In Head-To-Head
Competition
https://inhomelandsecurity.com/darpas-ai-defeats-air-force-pilot-5-0-in-head-to-head-competition/
B-52 plane spotters heading to RAF Fairford warned by police
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/b-52-plane-spotters-heading-4453427.amp